The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-24
OCCUPIES THE ATTENTION OF
THE SENATE,
Ten Cents No e Added 10 the School
Fund-A Number of Other
Amendments.
THE JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE
e SUBJECTED TO CRITICISM
On Account OF Its Record Of Certain
Notes.-The Hermitage Prop.
erty to be Sold.
lsPEurAL TO THK APPEAL.l

NASHVILLE, TENN, March Zo'-Oc"
ate.-The bill authorizing Gallatin tc
issue bonds for water works purposes
was passed
Thu Committee on Public Printing
reported fsvorably the bill. to paw
Marshall & Bruce the sum Of 1921 81
for printing the report of the Commits
sioner OF Agriculture.
Mr.. Jones introduced a res ,lution
commencing the University OF Ten.
nessee, and recommending that mem.
bers OF the General Assembly fill va
cancies by appointment.
Mr.. Simerly; introduced a bill
authorizing the Chicago, Cincinnati
and Charleston railroad to incorporate
its property.
The joint resolution authorizing the
Public Piuter to print 5000 copies OF
the acts OF this General Ass,mbly and
fixing the prics at $5 PEI copy was
adopted.
The House amendment to the mill
tia bill was concurred in.
The Randall Cole industrial school
bill was called W on The House
amendment to strike out $4,000 and
insert $4,000.
The amendment WAS concurred in.
Mr.. Sparks called up his motion to
reconsider the action of the Senate in
passing the bill for the relief of Jess
Taylor. Mr.. Sparks said his reason
for calling up the motion was that he
had been informed by Senator then
on the hoor that he was able to chow
that Taylor had already received all
the credits he was entitled to.
Mr.. Lewis said since the passage OF
the bill Judge Bsteman, who had
tried the case, told him that this case
was fully heard in his court, aud that
Taylor received all the credit he was
entitled to, and no. only this, bat that
Taylor was represented in his suit by
the late III. H, Harrison, a lawyer Of
ability. The amount claimed by Tsy-
lor was 1882 and interest for nineteen
yeare, amounting ID about $500.
The action of the Senate was recon-
sidered and the bill was rel acted.
The Senate then re:umed considera-
ton of the revenue bill. Mr.. Nor-
msnt offered an amendment taxing
distilleries, ranging from $500 down to
$25. owing to daily capacity.
Mr.. Nancy moved to amend by
grading the tax as follows: Tnirty
barrels per day, $3.50; twenty barrels,
$lC0; ten barrels, $75; five barrels,
$50, and under five barrels, $25.
Mr.. Tolley argued that to increase
the tax on whisky meant absolute pro-
hibition. government was already
tsxing the business in every conceiva-
bic form. He could not understand
how it was that this General Assem-.
bly, had go suddenly walked up to the
necessity of taxing distileries when
form or Legislatures had refused to do
30. Whisky manufacturers are now
paying a tax Of 80 cents per galior.
The State had never put a privilege
tax on distilIeries.
Mr.. Norment said the whisky men
did not object to paying the 90c tax;
they would rather pay it than not.
He did not think the tax provided for
under his amendment will prove bur-
densome.
Mr.. Fairbanks-If thu object OF the
amendmentssswas to tax diatilleries out
of existence then it ought to say 30,
for that would be the effect of their
adoption.
Mr.. Lewis asked If Mr.. Fairbanks
did not own distillery.
Mr.. Fairbanks replied that he did,
but he did not care what became of
the distillery. The principle was
What he WAS opposed to. He had a
large orchard aud could sell the sound
fruit at fair price.
Mr.. Nancy said bis purpose was to
omit small fruit distilleries from ths
tax, for there were none that the
capacity mentioned in his amend
ment.
Mr., Norment's amendment was
adopted and is as follows: thilty bar
rels per day, 5000; twenty barrels,
$50; ten barrels, 500; FIVE to ten
barrels, $75; one. to five barrels, S25.
Distillers making whisky tor their
own use and selling to consumers
shall not be required to pay this tax.
Molten to reconsider tabled.
The purpose Of this action was that
when the Senate comes TO adopt the
bill as whole this section cannot be
reconsidered, and as Mr.. Norment
said, was "shsrp tactics"
Mr.. Sanford moved to amend the
amendment adopting Mr.. Maney's
amendment. Carried.
This excludes from the tax the dis
tillery OF a capacity Of only one bar
rel per day.
On motion of Mr.. Montedonico, the
action of the Senate in adopting the
section taxing brewers in counties OF
$4,000 inhabitants $500, 5000 was
stricken out and $3.50 inserted.
On motion of Mr.. Sparks, the action
OF the Senate taxing chairs in barber
shops was reconsidered, and all that
part Of the section in reference to
1evying a tax on chairs was stricken
out.
Banking associations or brokers, or
their agents, buying or attempting to
buy, the fees Of any officer or witness
aecruiDg in any Of the courts OF this
State, shall pay tax of $500 in counties
of 10000 inhabitants, less than 10000
inhabitants $500.
Each person, firm or corporation
dealing in futures $1,000.
Gas companies in towns of 10000 in
hsbitants, $1,000; 10000, $500; 10000
to 10000, $500; 5000 to 10000, $iOO;
800 and less than 500, $75.
Billiard tables, pool tables, flying
jennies, bagstelle tables, Jenny Lind
tables, ten pin alleys and roller coast
ers, each graded from $50 down to $40,
according to population, to be paid
whether charged for or not.
The Senate adjourned till 2 o'clock
pm.
IN THE AFTERNOON SESSION
the Senate returned to the consid-
Grafton Of the revenue bill. After
passing two-thirds of the bill recess
was taken to 1880 pm.
NIGHT SESSION.
Consideration was resumed Of the
revenue bill.
Mr.. Sanford moved to amend to
divide the thirty cents privilege tax,
twenty cents for State purposes and